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10th April 2013

aspiringnomad
Jason

When in Rome...
Compare everything to Rome! How Does Will compare the Roman emperors to Tamerlane? Enjoyed this very fleeting taste of your time in Central Asia. Though, I never realised your time there would be so limited.
From Blog: Silk Road: Tashkent, Bukhara, and Samarkand
9th April 2013
Bob in front of the bazaar where he bought the carpet

rosanna
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Amazing!
From Blog: Silk Road: Tashkent, Bukhara, and Samarkand
9th April 2013
Bob with carpet merchant and carpet

Rosanna
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Lovely
What a nice rug! I should have asked you to get me a rug as well. Did you get one for mom?
From Blog: Silk Road: Tashkent, Bukhara, and Samarkand
9th April 2013

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Beautiful architecture
Nice rug. Loved the photo of the money. Things seem to be going better now. Enjoy each moment.
From Blog: Silk Road: Tashkent, Bukhara, and Samarkand
9th April 2013

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

I've had a bit of a reversal...
I guess I over did the walking in Samarkand...walking longer distances deliberately bending my ankle so as not to hobble. So have resorted to using the boot again. Currently in Riga...landed in dense fog...it's freezing and snowing. We walked (I limped) around the old city...from McDonalds back to our hotel...but the poor weather dampens our enthusiasm for the city. So right now I need spring weather as much as a healed ankle. Thanks for your concern. Tomorrow at noon we are off to Vilnius, Lithuania...I will blog this week in the Baltics and Finland as one blog right after I get home.
From Blog: Silk Road: Tashkent, Bukhara, and Samarkand
9th April 2013

The Travel Camel
Shane Dallas

Another dream destination
I'm toying with the idea of travelling to Central Asia at present, and reading your blog is coaxing me to undertake such a journey. Thanks for the inspiration!
From Blog: Silk Road: Tashkent, Bukhara, and Samarkand
9th April 2013

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

No Bactrian camels in Uzbekistan as far as I could tell...
I recommend Dunhuang for camels. Pleased I could be an inspiration.
From Blog: Silk Road: Tashkent, Bukhara, and Samarkand
7th April 2013

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Very cool to retrace your parents path!
Sorry to hear about the beard and mustache incident but they will grow back. Love the photos...an amazing part of the world.
From Blog: Side Trip to Labrang Monastery
8th April 2013

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

Labrang...the next best thing to actually visiting Tibet...
as for the trains, soft sleepers are the comfortable way of putting many miles behind you during the night. If there is anything specific you want to know, just ask...perhaps in a private message
From Blog: Side Trip to Labrang Monastery
7th April 2013

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

We'd love to see the Forbidden City
Will looks comfortable in the wheelchair. We went to an Herbal Medicine shop in Bhutan and it was fascinating. We'd love to hear more about the trains. Glad you got to see a sandstorm.
From Blog: Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, and the Summer Palace
5th April 2013

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

A few bumps along the Silk Road
Glad Will is feeling better overall. And to think...when the trip started we thought we'd be waiting on each blog to make certain you were doing well. Very cool fortress.
From Blog: Silk Road: Jiayuguan and Turpan
4th April 2013

His Dudeness
Ralf Kreuze

Funny to see and read about the places I went to a couple of years back.
Not so great to hear that Will is still going up and down as far as his strengths is concerned. Hope he gets better soon. Good luck with the food in C. Asia, you will need it. You don't go there for the food, just so you know.
From Blog: Silk Road: Jiayuguan and Turpan
4th April 2013

His Dudeness
Ralf Kreuze

I don't know about all this camel business
As a Dutch person I prefer cows, they produce better milk as well! Although I tried camel chocolates ones, they weren't half bad. Funny about that your tour group at the Mugao caves consisted mainly of Philipinos, when I did my tour it was the same. I wonder if Mugao is a big destination for them?
From Blog: Silk Road: Lanzhou to Dunhuang
8th April 2013

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

These Philippinos were Buddhists...
unusual.
From Blog: Silk Road: Lanzhou to Dunhuang
4th April 2013

Judy Seckinger
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Will
Hi, Bob, It has been awhile since your last blog so I was getting worried. I hope that when Will gets back to the States he will get a real work up.....hope that he feels better soon. I am glad that you got to walk with no boot.
From Blog: Silk Road: Jiayuguan and Turpan
3rd April 2013

AndrewFamily
Jane, Dean and Eleanor

Happy Easter
Have enjoyed, but also worried a little, about your travels. Hope all is well from now on! P.S. You didn't miss much with the marble boat...
From Blog: Silk Road: Lanzhou to Dunhuang
3rd April 2013

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

We are well...
We arrived in Tashkent this morning and are about to go to the old town. The internet has been awefully slow or non-existent since I posted my last blog, but will try to bring my trip up to date this evening. Thanks so much for your concerns!
From Blog: Silk Road: Lanzhou to Dunhuang
1st April 2013

auspicious
Michelle Duer

During our California TB gathering, this blog was mentioned and we all hope that Will continues to feel better and that your leg builds up strength by the end of this trip so you can take your boot off! The Bactrian camels also look cuter than their Egyptian counterparts -- I think it's the fuzz.
From Blog: Silk Road: Lanzhou to Dunhuang
2nd April 2013

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

Thanks for following us...
and your concerns. I went without my boot for the first time yesterday and will leave it off. Will is still weak but no more gastro problems. We are leaving Tyrpan today and then flying from AUrumqi to Tashkent. I hope to have better internet there...here i"m using the hotel's oofice computer.
From Blog: Silk Road: Lanzhou to Dunhuang
31st March 2013

Ali
Ali Watters

Hope Will's recovery is speedy!
Great to see the photos, great progress!
From Blog: Silk Road: Lanzhou to Dunhuang
31st March 2013
We Two Kings of Orient Are

The Travel Camel
Shane Dallas

Lucky you!
I've ridden many camels, but never a Bactrian. Knowing that they are easier to ride and possess a better temperament than the Arabian camel (dromedary) has only increased my dream to journey atop a Bactrian camel even more.
From Blog: Silk Road: Lanzhou to Dunhuang
3rd April 2013
We Two Kings of Orient Are

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

Bactrians are definitely the way to go!
I think you will find your personalities compatible. You will have to do Central Asia, though. Then you can change your profile picture to show an adorable Bactrian camel!
From Blog: Silk Road: Lanzhou to Dunhuang
30th March 2013

judy Seckinger
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camels
Who would have thought that Will would be the one in the hospital and not you with your weak leg. I don't know how you are doing this.....and since when do people eat sandwiches and spagetti in China! I guess spaghetti halfway was invented there. Happy Easter!
From Blog: Silk Road: Lanzhou to Dunhuang
30th March 2013

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

So much for the health information protection and portability act. (HIPPA)
Bob, glad to hear Will is feeling much better. Did they give you a final diagnosis? You don't need to answer. I'm glad the treatment plan worked. Wow, $30. Unbelievable. I'm glad you were able to meet the people from Stanford and chat. I'm sure they appreciated being around some Americans. Love the photos on the camels.
From Blog: Silk Road: Lanzhou to Dunhuang
30th March 2013

Kathy Chirdon
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WOW
Simply amazing! You and Tyrell are really having an experience of a lifetime. Hope both of your health holds out so you can enjoy the rest of your trip. Love, Kathy and Buz
From Blog: Silk Road: Lanzhou to Dunhuang

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Bob Carlsen
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Home and Away
I started blogging on Travelblog in 2009, entering trips beginning in 2007. My intention has always been to document my years of travel since my birth...how else was I to save all the slides my Dad took of my childhood! Most bloggers write about their trips away from home. Mine, and eventually Linda's, homes have usually been where people travel to. So the idea eventually percolated to name our blog "Home and Away." The blog is not intended to be an autobiography, although I spent my entire life traveling, with Linda joining me after college, it may appear to be that way. As this... full info
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New Years Vacation to London and Paris with Tamara and Rosanna 2006
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Thailand with Tamara, Rosanna, and Will
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China, Thailand and Vietnam with Will and Mom
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Spring Break with Tamara and Will in Italy and England
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40th Anniversary Trip to the South Seas, Australia, and New Zealand
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